News + Events

A list of news and events related to the book or evaluations therein. For the most recent news and events, please see the homepage here.

MIT Sloan Students can hear Rachel Glennerster talk about "How Business Students Can Improve the Lives of the Bottom Billion" on April 15, 2015. See the details here.

Tune in to WPFW 89.3 on Tuesday, March 24 at 4 p.m. EDT to hear Rachel Glennerster discuss issues faced by women in developing countries.

The same day, Rachel will speak at an education forum at the Harvard Graduate School of Education (Larsen Hall 106) at 5 p.m. She will present on "What Really Works: Reassessing Evidence from Impact Evaluations in Developing Countries." The event is open to the public.

Stanford University will host a talk by Rachel Glennerster on providing globally informed, locally grounded policy advice. The event is on February 25th, 2015 and is open to the public. RSVP here.

In Edinburgh on November 10, 2014? Join Rachel Glennerster (who is attending via weblink) and other experts for the University of Edinburgh's Rapid Response Roundtable on Ebola. Tickets and more details available here.

Rachel will speak about the economic effects of Ebola at the "Mutations, Markets, and the Military" forum on November 5, 2014 at Tufts University's Fletcher School. The event is free and open to the public. Tickets available here.

Running Randomized Evaluations: A Practical Guide

This book provides a comprehensive yet accessible guide to running randomized impact evaluations of social programs. Drawing on the experience of researchers at the J-PAL, which has run hundreds of such evaluations in dozens of countries throughout the world, it offers practical insights on how to use this powerful technique, especially in resource-poor environments.